Improvement in shutter-fastenings



JOSEPHINEIS. KEATOR. Shutter-Fastenings.

N0.l56,486. Patented N0v.3,l874.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPHINE s. KEATOR, OE'KINGSTON, NEw YORK.

IMPROVEMENT lN SHUTTER- FASTENINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters liatent No. 156,486, datedNovember 3, 1874; application filed October 17, 1874.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Mrs. JOSEPHINE S. KEATOR, of Kingston, in the countyof Ulster and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Blind and Shutter Fastening, of which the following is aspecification:

This invention relates to a new and improved device for fastening windowblinds or '13 is the sash. O is the fastening-hook, which engages withthe staple D of the blind. The

butt-end of this hook is turned to form a right angle, E being theportion so turned. F is a plate, which is fastened to the window-sill.The hook is secured to this plate by the rivet G. This plate may bedispensed with, and the hook may be fastened by a screw directly to thesill, if desired. In such a case the hook would be bent upward to raisethe end-somewhat from the sill. H is a lip, which projects up ward fromthe portion E,which bears again st the sash when aneffort is made tounfasten the blind from theoutside. I is the lower rail of the sash,which bears against the lip H.

The window-blind is, therefore, safe when the sash is closed.

When the sash is up the hook may be secured by a-pin inserted in, or abutton fastened to, the windowsill, or in any suitable manner.

This is a cheap and simple device, and one entirely effective forfastening the blinds or shutters of windows. v

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A blind or shutter fastening consisting of the hookO with an angular portion,E, substantially as described.

2. The lip H, in combination with a blindfastening hook, substantiallyas shown and described.

JOSEPHINE S. KEATOR.

Witnesses:

ANNIE BURNS, M. S. KEATOR.

